Idaho state legislators from both parties celebrated the death of a federal proposal that would have made millions of acres of public lands, including in Idaho, available to be sold off. On June 30, ...

Idaho’s fourth member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, did not receive a letter and voted to oppose the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, the Utah News Dispatch previously reported ...

Ninety-six percent of all registered voters in Idaho believe that public lands should remain in public hands, according to a ...

Idahoans fought to protect public lands, but vigilance is needed. Learn why public pressure matters and what’s at stake for Idaho’s future.

Public lands are a part of Idaho’s identity, economy, and way of life. That is why more than 1,700 Idahoans gathered on March 22nd at the Idaho Capitol steps for the Idaho Rally for Public Lands.

County commissioners and a rancher in south-central Idaho told the Times-News they oppose plans to sell off chunks of public lands to the highest bidder, and commissioners in Blaine County on ...

At first, the lands were used mainly for their resources, to build railroads and for settlement. Starting in the 1860s and ...

And it has special import in Idaho. Back in April, John Robison of the Idaho Conservation League put it this way: “Public lands are not just lines on a map — they are the heart and soul of Idaho.